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' March 8, 1932.

' G. SCHlNDOSKI 1,848,385

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The present invention relates generally to washbasins. More particularlythe lIlVQIIl'IIOH" relates to that type of washbasin which is formed ofone plece castlng and comprises a bowl and atop plate which is providedwith supporting legs and faucets for filling bowl and embodies a,central opening through which access may be had to the bowl.

Heretofore it has been customary in the manufacture of washbasins of theaforemenfront portion thereof terminates in close proximity to the frontof the bowl and. is

' straight, roundedor slightly indented in the v central part thereof.In practice t. has been found that when the top plate is formed in thismanner the user of the basin often soils his or her clothes and wctsthesubjacent floor by reason of the fact that the forearms, during washingof the hands and face, are positioned outwardly of the top plate andwater is permitted to drip from the users elbows towards the floor. 1 rI The priinaryobgect of the. invention is to; provide a washbasln of thecharacter under.

consideration in which the front portion of the top plate is providedwith a pair of lat erally spaced extensions which are shaped to. receivetherebetween the waist part of the user of the basin and are of suchlength and design that they underlie the users forearms and elbows,during use of the bowl forwashing of the hands or face, and operate tocatch any and all drlppings fromthe elbows and to drain the same intothe bowl.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a washbasin which isgenerally of new and improved construction, may be manufactnred at a.comparatively low cost, and has feel-t ain inherent advantages overpreviously designed basinofa similar character or type. 7

Other objects of the invention and the various advantages and charactersticsof the present basin constructionwillbe apparentto those skilled inthe'art from a consideration of the following detailed description.

The invention consists in the several nov'el p arfeatures hereinafter'setforth and more ticularly defined by the claim, at the conclu sionhereof.

the basin.

in, the drawing which accompanies and orms a part of this specificationor disclosure and in :which like numerals ofreference de notecorresponding parts throughout thesev eralviews: lllgure 118 a verticallongitudinal sectional tion, disclosing in detail-theconstruction andarrange 'nent 'of the extensions and illustrating' the manner in whichsuch extensions are 3 adaptedto underlie the elbows and forearms of theuser of the elbow-drippings and bowl so as tocatch the Eigure 2 is 'aplan view of the basin. '.lne WfiSllbtJSlIl which forms the sub ectmatter of the present invention is formed of aone piece casting andcomprises a bowl '0 iew of .awashbasin embodying the inven' and a slabortop plate 6. The-latteris rec- I ope iing 8.- The bowl 5 underlies thecentral portion of the top plate and is joined to the tangular inconformation,embodies at the sides 7 and back thereof ,a'verticallyextending flange 7,. andh'as formed therein a central.

partyof, said plate that defines the opening 8.

Faucets 9 for supplying water to the bowlf water from the faucets 9. Thevertical flange 7 projectsslightly above the top plate 6 so as to form ahead or rimjfor preventing any water that is splashed onto the top platefromflowingover the sides or back of the basin. Thetop plate slopesinwardly and down- 'war'dly from the bead-forming flange 7' in* order tocausethe splashed water:to drain back-into the bowl.

In addition to thebowl and topplate, the

washbasincomprises a pair of laterally spaced extensions 13. Theseextensions are formed integrally with 'the top" plate 6 and,projectforwardly from the front portion of V p 7 7 Theinner or.oppositelyfacing' 7 side partfs'of the extensions are ioinedtogether Vat the inner parts thereof and are curved so as to be concave andto formtogether a semicircular pocket 14 which is positioned directly in frontof and in close proximity to the bowl and is adapted to receive andconform substantially to the waist region or part of the user of thebasin. The outer side parts and the outer ends of the extensions areadapted to' underlie the users forearmsan'd elbows, respectively, so asto catch all drippings that occur during washing of the hands or faceand prevent such'dripping from dropping downwardly onto the clothes ofthe user or the floor. The extensions are preferably formedso that theouter side parts thereof are flush with the sides of the top plate. Aflange 15 is formed integrally with the marginal parts of the extensionsand is in the natureof a'continuation of the flange 7. The extensionsslope downwardly towards the bowl so that the dripping drain onto thetop plate and through the opening 8. The outer ends of the extensionsare rounded so as to present no sharp corners and conform more or lessto the elbows.

In washing, the user of the basin will stand directly in front'of thebowl with his or her waist region in the pocket 14. In this position theuser may wash the hands or face without the remotest possibility ofwetting the subjacent floor or soiling the clothes for the reason thatany drippings from the elbows or forearms are caught by the extensionsand returned to the bowl 5.

The washbasin herein disclosed may be readily installed, takes up but acomparatively small amount of space, and may be manufactured at acomparatively low cost. It is to be distinguished from basins having aslight notch or recess in the front thereof for reception of the usersneck in shampooing, by reason of the fact that extensions 13 are of suchlength and character that they serve to underlie the elbows and forearmsand form a semi-circular pocket into which the users waist is adapted tofit.

The invention is not to be restricted to the details set forth sincethese may be modified within the scope of the appended claim withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

a As a new article of manufacture, a wash basin comprising a rectangulartop plate having a substantially circular opening in the frontportionthereof, a bowl of normal size connected to the top plate andpositioned beneath the opening, and a pair of laterally spaced,marginally flanged, elongated extnsions connected to and projectingforwardly from the front corner portions of the top plate and having theoppositely facing side parts thereof shaped so as to form therebetweenand directly in front of and near the bowl opening a comparatively largesemicircular pocket for receiving and completely surrounding the frontand side portions of the waist of the user of the basin, said extensionsbeing approximately half the depth of the top plate and of such area anddesign that during the use of the bowl they underlie completely theusers elbows as well as forearms in order to catch all drippingstherefrom, and being inclined towards the plate so as to drain suchdrippings into the bowl.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 21st day of November, 1929.

FERDENAND G. SCHINDOSKI.

